Not all loses are equal, even if they produce the same outcome in the record books. The Cincinnati Bengals come to AT&T Stadium at 0-1 after Joe Burrow was sacked seven times, threw four interceptions and lost a fumble. The Bengals still had the chance to win the game by kicking an extra point with no time left on the clock. Cincinnati blew the kick and lost the game in overtime, but that feeling of letting a game get away is different than what happened to the Cowboys on Sunday night.
Dallas looked inept on one side of the ball. The offense was the only in the league to not score a touchdown in Week 1 and they never even got inside the 30-yard line of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Even with quarterback Dak Prescott leading the offense, it was meager and ineffective. Then Prescott injures his thumb and instantly the Cowboys felt like they were in a lost season after just one outing.
The truth is 16 games remain and anything can happen in the NFL from one week to the next, so every contest is a chance to change the narrative. One of these organizations will be an unexpected 0-2 and these are three of the keys to avoiding that outcome for Dallas and the Bengals.
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